Archive for August, 2017
Taylor Swift has returned to the radio and officially claimed the snake with her scathing new single ‘Look What You Made Me Do’. The track is publically interpreted as being a very angry stab at Kanye West and is the first single off of the comeback album ‘Redemption’ coming November 10th. And people are not feeling
“Every medical student, at some point in their training, will take a class in which they are assigned a cadaver to take apart. It is done as a means of offering students “hands on,” experiential learning. “I have a friend who is taking this class – “Gross Anatomy” – and he said this: ‘You get
*Spoiler alert for “The 100” (Seasons 3 and 4) and Atomic Blonde* Identity: it’s what a lot of LGBTQ+ viewers seem to chase when they begin to watch a new television show. They are an audience that is clearly a minority in society and in many cases, often struggle to fit into reality. But when
As someone with major depressive disorder, I absolutely loathe how it controls me day to day and sucks the life out of every possible action. As a Hindu, Deepavali, or our festival of lights, has always been a cause for celebration; it becomes hard to celebrate when that light dims and starts looming ahead you.
Soon the sound of school bells signaling the beginning of the day will ring across the world (if they haven’t already) and summer will come to an end. Nine months filled with assigned readings, quizzes, tests and essays await us along with sports, clubs and all those extra-curriculars. The general anxiety that comes along with
I have a lot of bad habits—some larger than the other. Recently I’ve been writing poems about these bad habits by pairing a habit that seems trivial with another habit that is more serious. This is my way of analyzing, owning, and making a conscious effort to fix my faults. Within this poem, I use
Photo Credit Poppy is a YouTube personality gone viral due to her creepy yet oddly mesmerizing videos. Some are only less then a minute, while others feature Poppy simply saying “I’m Poppy” over and over again for the duration of 10 minutes. Poppy’s antics also include talking to plants, mannequins, and donning increasingly bizarre costumes.
The promotion for Steven Soderbergh’s newest movie Logan Lucky entices audiences to “come and see how the other half steals”. A heist movie at its heart, the film also has the difficult realities of life in middle-class America coursing through its veins. It’s light and fun and enjoyable, but it also doesn’t let
When confronted with creating an Indian character, Hollywood leans towards the many stereotypes that have been so tragically established over the years. The result?–International audiences have come to associate all Indian people with these stereotypes. This daily stereotyping does not stem from social interaction, but rather from what they see of Indian characters on the
Star of Wonder Woman Gal Gadot has landed the cover of Rolling Stone almost three months after the acclaimed and record breaking film was released in cinemas. Through the interview, she discussed many previously discussed topics such as feminism, her views on Wonder Woman, herself and, shockingly, her body. Gadot’s body has been subject of
Ever since its first airing in 2001, CBS’s long-running program Big Brother has maintained one of the most interesting premises in modern reality television. Centered around sixteen houseguests who all live under constant surveillance in the same household, the show tracks the behaviors and actions of its contestants and the relationships that result from high-pressure
This is a poem about how easy it is to loose faith in your own abilities when you’re surrounded by successful people. I personally sadly often stop practising my skills because of the inevitable truth that there is someone who will always be better at it. I pick out my favourite font and align
